THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN 2019 BUT THE TREND CONTINUES! 

I watched countless relative open gifts over Christmas. Not one of them received a Kindle, or any other dedicated ebook reading device. Furthermore, I don’t know of any family member who has bought an ebook reading device over not only the past year, but the past several years.

Last week, we published information on how ebook sales continue to dive. This is good news for our kids…who spend far too much time on electronics. Mason (age 13) received seven print books for Christmas. Two of them are on acting for kids. He loved being in the Christmas musical so much that he’s auditioning for a local production of Annie in two weeks. Last night, he watched the movie for the first time. He became very annoyed when he realized I knew all of the songs by heart from the years I was in choir when a teenager. Ha ha ha.

In other news, I’m sick. It’s not the flu because there’s no fever. Just your standard head cold. And, almost everyone else in the family is sick, too, including our grandbabies (in fact, one of them started it). We’re dropping like flies. I was doing better earlier in the week. But, we had family in town, and numerous get-togethers and dinners planned, and I spent more time running all over than resting. And, now I’m paying the price.

The worst part about me being sick is I get very cranky. I can’t seem to help it. Being uncomfortable, whether it’s from a sore throat or simply stubbing my toe, just makes me so darned mad! And, I don’t like to be cranky so that makes me even more mad! So, I’m trying to keep my mouth shut, and muscle through it without whining too loudly. I am very happy to back on board No Tan Lines, and sleeping in my own bed.

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About The Author

Angela Hoy is the publisher of WritersWeekly.com, the author of 19 books, and the co-owner of BookLocker.com (one of the original POD publishers that still gets books to market in less than a month), PubPreppers.com (print and ebook design for authors who truly want to self-publish), and Abuzz Press (the publishing co-op that charges no setup fees).

Angela has lived and traveled across the U.S. with her kids in an RV, settled in a river-side home in Bradenton, FL, and lived on a 52 ft Irwin sailboat. Angela now resides on a mountaintop in Northwest Georgia, where she plans to spend the rest of her days bird watching, gardening, hiking, and taking in all of the amazing sunrises.

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